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November 9th
185 Notable deaths
Charles de Gaulle
President of france from 1959 to 1969.
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1970 at 79 years old in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (aneurysm). [ref]
Neville Chamberlain
Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1869-1940).
Born March 18th, 1869 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1940 at 71 years old in Reading (colorectal cancer, gastrointestinal system cancer). [ref]
Ibn Saud
Founder of the kingdom of saudi arabia (1875–1953).
Born January 15th, 1876 in Riyadh.
Died November 9th, 1953 at 77 years old in Ta'if (myocardial infarction).
Dylan Thomas
Welsh poet and writer (1914-1953).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Swansea. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Har Gobind Khorana
Indian-american molecular biologist (1922-2011).
Born January 9th, 1922 in Raipur. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in Concord (disease). [ref]
Stieg Larsson
Swedish author.
Born August 15th, 1954 in Skelleftehamn. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2004 at 50 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Hillerman
American actor (1932–2017).
Born December 20th, 1932 in Denison. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2017 at 84 years old in Houston. [ref]
Miriam Makeba
South african singer and civil rights activist.
Born March 4th, 1932 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2008 at 76 years old in Castel Volturno (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Art Carney
American actor and comedian (1918-2003).
Born November 4th, 1918 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2003 at 85 years old in Chester (disease). [ref]
K. R. Narayanan
President of india from 1997 to 2002.
Born October 27th, 1920 in Uzhavoor.
Died November 9th, 2005 at 85 years old in New Delhi (pneumonia).
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman